Weekly Flylady Thread 14th January 2013

dorajar

Don't you just love teenage boys. Half nine and DS has just presented me with a muddy blazer and trousers. Fell down a bank on the school field whilst snowballing. I have been home since before six so I could have washed it and it would have been dry by now.:mad:

Katzen

Hello!
Can I join please? Really need to get into good habits and this seems like the perfect place to start.
Decided to bake a lemon drizzle cake this eve to use up the lemons going squishy in the bowl (also trying to get back on the OS wagon and what else can you do with a couple of past-their-best lemons?!). Whilst that baked I managed to cross off all 3 levels, and now get 10mins with a cuppa whilst it cools enough to drizzle.
A bad day turned good without resorting to gin- maybe there is something in this 'house proud' stuff :rotfl:

sonastin

Hmmm not sure this flylady thing is right for me but its sure been a productive day so maybe I'm taking my own twist!

Day 1 of trying to follow the flylady thread and already gone major league off list. Kitchen is now spotless, fridge has been cleaned and sorted, drawer full of random cables and leads has been tidied (looking for a particular power cable) but not a single thing done off Monday's list! Well OK the cable drawer is in the living room so I suppose that could count as a declutter but that's about it.

OH irritated me by criticising the way I was cooking dinner so didn't want to be in the same room as him till I'd calmed down which is why the kitchen got the full force of my first attempt at flying. Might try to sort LR when kitchen day comes round!

Mumof2_2

Welcome Katzen - just do what you can from the lists and you'll be surprised how things can improve. Well done on being all OS with the lemons; that's what I'm trying to do too instead of chucking everything out


Here's my list for tomorrow - DH gone to make my hot chocolate, bless him. He's done a lot of driving today as had to go to the other side of London and back again but said the new car did really well .

[FONT=&quot]Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Level One[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
Wipe the table and work surfaces
Sweep/Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Wipe on top of high up cupboards if safe to do so
Clean the window ledge
Level Three
HHI
Extras
Sort out your baking trays/pans, ditch rusty ones.
Dust any surfaces which need it
Go sort a hot spot - if you don't have one you deserve HHme time[/FONT]

My list
Typing x 2
Send cheque to bank
List Leapfrog and backpack on Netmums
Walk Pip
Darks wash
Pay Simon for safety check
Start food cupboard inventory (frog)

nicki_2

DD is going to think I've been replaced when she finds no washing up in the morning Its rare when both of us are home as there's nearly always more dishes than room in the drainer after tea

I said I was going to be more organised this year and so far so good


To do:
Investigate getting new smoke alarms
HH photo sorting [STRIKE]M[/STRIKE]TWTF
HH file sorting MTWTF
Ironing
Print new timetable x2 + pocketsized one
Print sheets for DD
Work through GCP list for last week.
Note down GCP challenge for days when weather is more co-operative with outside jobs! - N/A just yet

Monday Study and/or Living room
Level One
hoover or mop
Level Two
Clean the radiators, behind, inside, defluff them
Dust any pictures

Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Sweep/Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Wipe on top of high up cupboards if safe to do so
Level Three
Sort out/defrost your freezer, what can you use up this week
HHI

Already done a lot of Tuesdays list I think I'll do some more paperwork as well which is a Frog for me. Going to go and read for a bit in the hopes I can relax a little before bed. I really need to sleep right through

skint_breeder_5

Narc0lepsy - I have been a good girl, and only doing 5 minute stints, my blood is better for doing something rather than nothing, still higher than it should be , but nowhere as bad as it was.

Sonastin there is no right or wrong way on this thread, no judgement from your fellow flyladies and flygents sif things don't get done on certain days.....some days we might struggle to get basic dailies done, never mind a level 1....then on another we might plough through all 3 levels, do extras, chew some frogs and even catch up on previous days - flying off list or not....stick with us, we love hearing how everyone is getting on :grouphug:

Update from the Skint Ritz tonight:


DD2 is still not right, she has barely functioned on any level today, so she will have some flying to do tomorrow to make up for it.

Star of tonight's flying is - DS :A:j:A:j:A......who at the tender age of 3 has achieved the following

played "colour Fling" in the utility - very proud he sorted 3 full washing baskets sorted into whites,pale blues/greens, reds/pinks/oranges, greys/blacks, plus handwash only plus washable night-time nappy pants and non conditionable microfibre cloths - (while in between sitting down out there, I S&S all worksurfaces, put nappy pants into B!otex to soak, re-stocked my laundry trug, folded up frogs that had made an impromptu fort on the clothes airer from way before Xmas, and tucked airer away for the night )

helped with sweeping up by bending down with dustpan and brush (to collect the gibble that I swept up using my Head to Hips mantra)

fed the WM x 5 and TD x 4 including unloading TD lifting up toddler sized handfuls at a time to go on the freshly S&S utility worksurfaces (ready for me to sort and fold tomorrow)......he filled the conditioner dispenser himself (although I did the powder) and pressed the start button, de-linted the TD filter (I emptied the water container) and pressed the start button on TD aswell :eek:

Tonight, in addition I used steam mop on Utility floor (boy did it need it!) S&S all 3 toilet sinks, bathroom mirrors of toothpaste splatters at head height :mad:, hallway mirror of makeup/hairspray residue, hot-spotted the tops of my chest of drawers, served dinner up, loaded top layer of DW

DS is now having some "quiet TV for a good boy" so is very happy and blissfully unaware he has been working very hard

EX-MIL retrieved chicken and pototoes from oven, loaded bottom layer of DW, S&S dining room, at DS's prodding tidied up the throws on the Sofa and collected all the pages of her newspaper together tidily :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: - (Nanny, it's YOUR tidy-up time for your toys now!)

DD3 has been doing homework, so has been let off extra flying tonight

In addition to Valli's mantra of "Don't put it down, Put it away" I have another one that I am quoting like a broken record "Don't go upstairs or downstairs empty handed!"

Poor EX-MIL came downstairs carrying an empty toilet roll tube for recycling as it was all she could find to bring down

I will get Skint Ritz back on track:D.... now if I can just get Skint Baby into good habits like DS, this house should start flying itself in no time

Mumto5

I've filled 5 large bags full of decluttered clothes, bedding, shoes, unloved handbags and belts. It's blue bag collection at DS2's school and all money raised from the collection is going to the school fundraising for sports kit for the £££££ trip in 2014. I've now realised the collection is actually on Wednesday so I'm going to buy more bags tomorrow and try to be even more ruthless.

DH worked from home today and cooked dinner for tonight while I was at work. It was a lovely surprise to come home to after our trip to fracture clinic with DS3.

I hope to see my BF tomorrow. I've not seen her since the Jubilee weekend and it's been too long. I need to get to Mr T or there won't be any dinner tomorrow night!

bonnie_bumpkins

sonastin wrote: »

OH irritated me by criticising the way I was cooking dinner

So he's cooking dinner for the rest of the week then, taking on board your comments on his failings ...:rotfl:

skint_breeder_5 wrote: »

In addition to Valli's mantra of "Don't put it down, Put it away" I have another one that I am quoting like a broken record "Don't go upstairs or downstairs empty handed!"

Poor EX-MIL came downstairs carrying an empty toilet roll tube for recycling as it was all she could find to bring down

So it's working well then

I need a HUGE kick up the backside tomorrow morning please. Night all xx

Jazee

Morning all. My list around paid stuff and dailies (although I'm contemplating NOT going out on the ice with the dogs):

Kitchen:
Dust surfaces
Wipe fridge/freezers
Clean windowsill
Wipe tops of cupboards
Clean work surfaces
Sweep/mop floor

LR:
Clean fireplace
Clean pawprints from door
Clean table
Clean screens, pcs, phones, TV
Dust Pictures
Clean radiator, inside & behind
Hoover/sweep/mop floor

S&S toilets
S&S sinks

Bit optimistic I think, but I'll get cracking now.

Have a great day everyone.

**Vanilla**

Morning all, DS3 in with us again last night. I think he likes the heat when he's in the middle. :rotfl:

No clubs or anything tonight so i'll get the washing finished and get the online food shop done.

Right list for today..
Tuesday - Kitchen and Dining Room
Level One
Wipe the table and work surfaces
Sweep/Hoover/mop the floor
Level Two
Wipe on top of high up cupboards if safe to do so
Clean the window ledge
Level Three
Sort out/defrost your freezer, what can you use up this week
HHI
Extras
Dust any surfaces which need it
Go sort a hot spot - if you don't have one you deserve HHme time